CVE-2026-44857 HIGH

CVE-2026-44857: Authenticated Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in PAPI Services

Vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hpe)
Product HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS)
Published May 12, 2026
Last update May 13, 2026

CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in several underlying management service components accessed through the command-line interface of the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests to the affected services. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 12, 2026 CVE published
May 13, 2026 Record updated